Summaries

After Washington State grants women's suffrage in 1912, two women upset the politics of society when they decide to run for office.

Just Like The Men is an original silent film written in 1914 by Ella Higginson, a novelist, poet laureate, and campaign manager for Frances Axtell. Their campaign was a success making Axtell one of the first women in Washington state to be sworn in to legislative office. The story satirizes Higginson's and Axtell's maiden voyage down the campaign trail. Higginson attempted to break into the movie business in the golden era of Hollywood to no avail. 100+ years later, our women-led production company is picking up where she left off, reviving this screwball-comedy glimpse of women's first entrance into politics, just in time for the 2020 centennial of women's suffrage.—Talking to Crows

Details

Keywords
  • politics
  • prohibition
  • satire
  • vote
  • suffrage
Genres
  • Comedy
  • History
Release date Sep 24, 2020
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies Talking to Crows

Box office

Budget $20000

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Color Black and White
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